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Caramelo

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    Random pc freezes and boot problems
    « on: July 10, 2009, 10:38:33 AM »
    Pc is about 6 years old.  PSU (Corsair TX650w) is 1 year old.

    I get random pc lockups.  Screen freezes, with the hdd light on steady.  The only way out is a reboot.

    Then, more recently the computer fails to start.  The post messages get up to detecting the ide drives then it stops with the hdd light on steady.  I can hear the hdd try to run.  But my boot priority is floppy, dvd, drive C: and it does not try to detect or run those.

    I ran WDdlg deep scan and saw no obvious problems.

    Speed fan shows a very high temp in what I think is a mother board chip?




    The 127 is an obvious problem if it is accurate and the 42 is high also.

    I seem to have good ventilation and I would think at that temp I'd see some visual signs of distress,(like smoke!).

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    Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
    « Reply #1 on: July 10, 2009, 02:47:05 PM »
    127C is most likely fake (missing, or non-existing sensor).

    Download, and install Everest Ultimate Edition 4.6: http://www.lavalys.com:8081/everestultimate460.exe
    Enter following registration code (Help>Enter product key) to make it fully functional:
    RHGJE-54X47-HML9C-V498I-UUMVI
    (it's all legal, the above version has been recently offered as a free download)

    Expand Computer folder.
    Click on Sensor.
    Post all info from there.

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      Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
      « Reply #2 on: July 10, 2009, 08:39:48 PM »
      Here you go.


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      Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
      « Reply #3 on: July 10, 2009, 08:43:04 PM »
      All normal.

      Run hard drive diagnostics: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
      Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
      Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
      If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/ to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.

      NOTE. If your hard drive is made by Toshiba, unfortunately, you're out of luck, because Toshiba doesn't provide any diagnostic tool.

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        Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
        « Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 09:29:43 AM »
        I will do as you suggest but in the meantime I discovered this report through the smart tab of speed fan.  It seems to indicate that there are over 180 failed sectors and it says the drive should be replaced.



        WD Data life guard info:

        « Last Edit: July 11, 2009, 09:39:54 AM by Caramelo »

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        Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
        « Reply #5 on: July 11, 2009, 11:18:23 AM »
        Hmmm....

        If you have more than one RAM module installed, try starting computer with one RAM stick at a time.
        If you have only one RAM stick installed...
        ...run memtest: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic62524.html

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          Re: Random pc freezes and boot problems
          « Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 01:52:10 PM »
          It's a random problem.  Yesterday it occurred at first start up.  Today pc boots fine.  Some days the hd activity light will come on steady with the sound of the drive making 1 or 2 clicks and the pc will hard freeze.  For the last 2 days it has not done that.